Next-generation 3PAR OS provides foundation for Hybrid IT as all-flash becomes the new normal
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) announced its most significant set of 3PAR storage innovations to date, including a next-generation HPE 3PAR Operating System that provides a futureproof foundation for hybrid IT. New 3PAR Adaptive Data Reduction (ADR) delivers comprehensive data compaction to lower capacity costs. Updates to 3PAR Peer Persistence mitigate risks by enabling disaster recovery across greater distances. Off-premises copy management with HPE Recovery Manager Central (RMC) extends data protection beyond the array. Expanded automation capabilities for 3PAR StoreServ Management Console (SSMC) improve business agility.
As all-flash storage becomes the new normal, customers are realizing that pure-play all-flash systems cannot address the new requirements arising from this ‘third wave’ of flash evolution. These new demands go beyond the performance or cost of an individual flash array, meaning that all-flash storage vendors must also help customers simplify operations across the data center, mitigate risks from edge to core to cloud and support hybrid IT transformation. The HPE 3PAR innovations announced today provide customers a futureproof solution for these third-wave demands with support for cloud-native applications, datacenter-wide orchestration, tier-1 resiliency and a seamless path to emerging technologies such as storage class memory (SCM) and NVM Express (NVMe).
“Customers see all-flash storage as only one part of a hybrid IT strategy,” said Vikram K, Director, Datacenter and Hybrid Cloud, Hewlett Packard Enterprise India. “3PAR is a best-in-class array but we go further to optimize the full stack and provide data mobility across systems—an approach that has helped us grow faster than the market over the last 18 months.”
Technology refresh cycles for storage are growing longer while at the same time flash media technology is changing faster than ever. This is why HPE engineers an enduring design into its 3PAR Architecture. One example is the recent tech preview of 3PAR 3D Cache for flash hyper-acceleration using SCM over NVMe, which showcases the ability to easily support new technologies.
Another example is the new 3PAR Adaptive Data Reduction (ADR) feature, which can reduce capacity needs by 75 percent. Spanning in-line deduplication and compression, ADR can be selectively applied and includes built-in intelligence to avoid wasting system resources. ADR also goes beyond compression with a unique 3PAR Data Packing algorithm that organizes data writes in a way that avoids the garbage-heavy processes that weigh down other flash storage arrays.
These benefits are available at no extra charge as part of new, all-inclusive licensing that simplifies purchasing and reduces costs by up to 30 percent. Additionally, the HPE 3PAR Flash Now initiative enables acquisition of an upgraded 3PAR flash array plus networking and data protection for just pennies per usable gigabyte per month via a simple cloud-like consumption model.
The HPE 3PAR next-generation operating system (3PAR OS 3.3.1) is available in March/April 2017 at no additional charge for 3PAR customers with valid support contracts. The HPE StoreOnce VSA for Azure is available in March 2017. HPE Peer Copy and HPE Recovery Manager Central are available in Q2 2017 worldwide at no additional charge for 3PAR and StoreVirtual VSA customers with valid support contracts.
